Climate Change / Sustainable Development

Subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) is a fast-growing tree species. It provides a medium density wood (because of its fast growth); excellent high protein fodder from its leaves and fixes nitrogen in the roots which helps the soil.

This week, the Global Climate Action Summit will see 4,000 plus business leaders, investors, citizens and government representatives, including from India and China, descend on San Francisco for three days from September 12 to "take ambition to the next level" and catalyze the world's presidents and prime Ministers to go further and faster to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

Indiscriminate logging in Kerala has reduced the forest cover between 1920 and 1990 by 40 per cent according to the report of Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel. Nearly one million hectares of the forest land has been lost between 1973 and 2016 as per an Indian Institute of Science report. This has reduced the soil's capacity to hold the mudslides, writes Rajendra Shende for South Asia Monitor

UN Security Council undermining General Assembly's authority: India

While criticising the UN Security Council for “undermining” the authority of the General Assembly, India has said that the 193-member body has to assume some of the blame because of its focus on procedures rather than substantive matters.

China has a clear strategic vision and its intent and policy are in complete sync with its global interests. It is clear that China is using its diplomatic lever to act against India's interests, as Pakistan has requested, in pursuance of their joint strategic objectives, writes Brig Anil Gupta (retd.) for South Asia Monitor

Saudi Arabia key to India's growth story: Prof Kumaraswamy

No lessons learnt from past; 'Military History of India' makes clear

Great warmth between Pakistanis and Indians: Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto

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